Forklift Operator

** Forklift Operator**

**Job Category****:** Warehouse **Requisition Number****:** FORKL03776 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**The following are essential duties and responsibilities for this position:**

* Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas.

* Responsible to adhere to food quality and food safety as per quality standards and/or SQF requirements.

* Operate forklifts and/or related machinery in a safe, efficient and productive manner.

* To conduct trailer inspections, load full good trailers and off load Porto-Pets.

* To clean the shipping area as required including mopping the PIT area, 18 perimeter, empting the garbages, empting the cardboard bins and all other cleaning duties as assigned by Lead-hands.

* Relieve on the production lines for breaks as per relief schedule and line operator requirements.

* Bring to managements attention, any hazardous condition that could cause an accident or an unsafe working condition.

* Report to management any incidents, accidents or near misses suffered during the work shift.

* To participate in, when requested, hazard assessments and analysis.

* To bring to the attention of management and or Inventory Control, any discrepancies in inventory accuracy in the inventory management system SAP.

* Active in assisting the site to continuously improve efficiency, performance, and reducing down time and waste.

* Promote enthusiastic, positive and proactive attitudes and team based behaviors.

* Commit to successfully achieving the goals and objectives of the team, the department and the company.

* All other duties as assigned by management.

**Qualifications**

**Skills**

**Behaviors**

**Preferred**

**Loyal****:** Shows firm and constant support to a cause

**Team Player****:** Works well as a member of a group

**Dedicated****:** Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

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**Motivations**

**Preferred**

**Goal Completion****:** Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

**Flexibility****:** Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

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**Education**

**Experience**

**Licenses & Certifications**